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Jan 26, 2010 2:57 PM
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Its been in my mind for quite some time since i hear some good things about em actually cooling the system, and alot of bad things from friends and ppl that had used it in my area that it actually overheat and brakes the console.

Well im not planning to buy one since its just a waste of money and the system works just fine without em.

Well whats your opinion about the intercoolers.
Jan 26, 2010 3:27 PM
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I had one on my 360 and it was annoying as hell..I don't know about the other systems but I sure wouldn't recommend one for the 360 even though those catch fire and need one.
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Jan 26, 2010 7:44 PM
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ya i had it for my xbox 360 and it was loud and really annoying
if ur xbox gets over heated the intercooler doesnt help all u need to do is open ur xbox and clean it out

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Jan 26, 2010 9:06 PM
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Never used it. The Wii doesn't have heating problems, and I don't play the 360 enough to warrant purchasing one. Plus, I've heard mixed reviews on it, so I thought it was better just to save my money.
Jan 27, 2010 12:34 AM
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I honestly don't like the idea, IMO it seems like it could mess up the fans already in the system. If the cooler spins faster then the fans inside, i'd imagine it will eventually wear them out. Though i dunno if it's true, guess thats just my stance on em.
Jan 27, 2010 8:53 AM
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The PS3 runs surprisingly Hot and I started to notice on some games the longer I played them the worst glitches and frame rate problems got, also saves took slightly longer when the system was very hot.

The 2 games I noticed it on was Dragon Age and Ninja Gaiden sigma 2. But this oddly didn't happen with Uncharted, Armored Core 4A, or Metal Gear Solid 4. I wonder if it only effects ports or some thing.
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Jan 27, 2010 6:48 PM
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Jigero said:
The PS3 runs surprisingly Hot and I started to notice on some games the longer I played them the worst glitches and frame rate problems got, also saves took slightly longer when the system was very hot.

How long did you have to play it before you noticed this?
Jan 27, 2010 8:50 PM
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feder said:
Jigero said:
The PS3 runs surprisingly Hot and I started to notice on some games the longer I played them the worst glitches and frame rate problems got, also saves took slightly longer when the system was very hot.

How long did you have to play it before you noticed this?


around the 4 or 5 hour mark.
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Jan 28, 2010 12:25 AM
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Yeah, my PS3 runs pretty hot too. I usually play it for an hour or so and then let it cool down for a bit before I go again. I don't want to risk screwing it up just yet.

As for the intercooler issue, I've heard nothing but bad things about them (particularly the 360 ones). If you want a cooler console keep it out in the open with nothing too close around it, and if you're particularly paranoid then just set a desktop fan next to it. Problem solved. I would never hook up a fan to the actual console though. Best to leave it as it is.
Jan 28, 2010 12:59 AM

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Jigero said:
feder said:
Jigero said:
The PS3 runs surprisingly Hot and I started to notice on some games the longer I played them the worst glitches and frame rate problems got, also saves took slightly longer when the system was very hot.

How long did you have to play it before you noticed this?


around the 4 or 5 hour mark.
Really i would play for 8 hours and nothing would happen the same goes for my X360(the second) i've been abusing the consoles but nothing happend so far
Jan 28, 2010 1:16 AM

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Jigero said:
feder said:
Jigero said:
The PS3 runs surprisingly Hot and I started to notice on some games the longer I played them the worst glitches and frame rate problems got, also saves took slightly longer when the system was very hot.

How long did you have to play it before you noticed this?


around the 4 or 5 hour mark.
Hmm thats strange my PS3 never gets hot and i play it around 5 - 17 hours straight every day and it runs fine.
Jan 28, 2010 1:39 AM

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Intercoolers just a waste of extra power to the system and cause to much noises. well that is my opinion.
Jan 28, 2010 2:06 PM
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PsychoDon904 said:
Hmm thats strange my PS3 never gets hot and i play it around 5 - 17 hours straight every day and it runs fine.
W-what? That must be the life. I'm lucky if I get in two hours a day with work and all. I envy you.
Jan 28, 2010 4:16 PM

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PsychoDon904 said:
Hmm thats strange my PS3 never gets hot and i play it around 5 - 17 hours straight every day and it runs fine.

It probably has to do with the model. My friend's 60GB one runs pretty hot at times, while my slim is never hot to the touch. Just warm at times.
Well i had my 60 GB be4 it YLOD back in May 09 and since i was in school for only a week more till i graduate back then, i always play around 4 - 6 hours every afternoon and it ran fine. Never once it overheat for me to notice, guess i treated mines well since its always have alot of breathing space.

My 160 GB is the same works fine, but recently this one suddenly shuts off out of nowhere during me playing a round of COD4 and it tried switching it off and on and theres no red light. Thank god removing the power plug and putting it back on fixed it, only did it once hopefully it doesn't do it again.
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